Audio: Quick hits with Joe Pavelski

It’s Metallica Night in San Jose, so Joe Pavelski was consulted to gain some insight into the musical tastes inside NHL dressing rooms. Of substance: the former Wisconsin Badger also characterized the Sharks’ thrust heading into a crucial part of the season with injuries to key players in Tommy Wingels and Justin Braun, and provided a scouting report on rookie Melker Karlsson, who has 11 points in 18 games and has been skating opposite Pavelski on Joe Thornton’s line.

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